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Oelker, Julia; Barckhausen, Udo; Bissessur, Prithivi Dass; Voß, Daniela; Wollschläger, Jochen (2025): Continuous optical chlorophyll-a and turbidity data along R/V SONNE cruise SO300/1 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.974884 (DOI registration in progress)

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Published: 2025-02-24

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Abstract:
Underway optical chlorophyll-a and turbidity data were collected along the cruise track with Sea-Bird Scientific ECO FLNTU sensors installed within two autonomous measurement systems, called self-cleaning monitoring boxes (SMBs). The SMBs measure alternatingly. While one box is measuring, the other one is being cleaned. The boxes switched generally every 6 hours. The water inlet for the SMBs is at about 4 m below sea surface. Observed chlorophyll-a and turbidity data were both quality controlled. Analysis of the chlorophyll-a data during parallel operation of the sensors in the two boxes showed a significant offset between the sensors. The sensors were aligned resulting in a consistent chlorophyll-a time series. A comparison for the corrected chlorophyll-a with satellite data using the GlobColour CHL1 product is additionally provided. The Pearson correlation coefficient is low due to the overall small parameter range. Most data points lie at the 1:1 line within their measurement uncertainty. Details on all quality control steps and the comparison with satellite data can be found in the data processing report. Note that the instruments are factory-calibrated, however, no post-calibration was performed due to missing reference data. The resulting data set contains the original data and corresponding quality flags achieved by the quality control algorithm, and, in case of chlorophyll-a, also the corrected data with corresponding quality flag. The data source is given through the name of the active SMB. The data set contains data during transit time and station work. We recommend to use ship's speed to filter for only transit data.
Keyword(s):
chlorophyll-a; DAM; Fluorescence; ICBM; turbidity; Underway Measurement
Related to:
ACRI-ST; GlobColour Team (2020): GlobColour - Product User Guide. https://hermes.acri.fr/CDR_Docs/GlobCOLOUR_PUG.pdf
Documentation:
Oelker, Julia (2024): Continuous optical chlorophyll-a and turbidity data along R/V SONNE cruise SO300/1 - Data Processing Report. Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), School of Mathematics and Science, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, DAM_DataProcessingReport_SO300-1.pdf
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -24.781156 * Median Longitude: 68.215418 * South-bound Latitude: -26.512270 * West-bound Longitude: 56.850230 * North-bound Latitude: -19.999890 * East-bound Longitude: 71.706800
Date/Time Start: 2023-09-05T03:55:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-09-28T05:20:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 4.0 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 4.0 m
Event(s):
SO300/1_0_Underway-8 * Latitude Start: -20.150260 * Longitude Start: 57.491020 * Latitude End: -20.150280 * Longitude End: 57.491040 * Date/Time Start: 2023-09-05T03:55:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-09-28T05:20:00 * Campaign: SO300/1 (INDEX 23) * Basis: Sonne_2 * Method/Device: Fluorometer, Sea-Bird Scientific, ECO FLNTU * Comment: event was not logged in DSHIP
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeOelker, JuliaGeocode
2LATITUDELatitudeOelker, JuliaGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeOelker, JuliaGeocode
4DEPTH, waterDepth watermOelker, JuliaGeocode
5Ship speedShip spknOelker, Julia
6Chlorophyll aChl aµg/lOelker, JuliaFluorometer, Sea-Bird Scientific, ECO FLNTU
7Quality flag, chlorophyll aQF chl aOelker, JuliaData quality control procedures according to Copernicus Marine in situ TAC BGC quality control group (2021)QC flag meanings: 0:no QC, 1:good, 2:probably good, 3:probably bad, 4:bad, 5-7:not used, 8:interpolated, 9:missing
8Turbidity (Nephelometric turbidity unit)TurbidityNTUOelker, JuliaFluorometer, Sea-Bird Scientific, ECO FLNTU
9Quality flag, turbidityQF turbidityOelker, JuliaData quality control procedures according to Copernicus Marine in situ TAC BGC quality control group (2021)QC flag meanings: 0:no QC, 1:good, 2:probably good, 3:probably bad, 4:bad, 5-7:not used, 8:interpolated, 9:missing
10Chlorophyll aChl aµg/lOelker, JuliaFluorometer, Sea-Bird Scientific, ECO FLNTU; Sensor alignment correction according to Data Processing Reportcorrected through sensor alignment
11Quality flag, chlorophyll aQF chl aOelker, JuliaData quality control procedures according to Copernicus Marine in situ TAC BGC quality control group (2021)corrected; QC flag meanings: 0:no QC, 1:good, 2:probably good, 3:probably bad, 4:bad, 5-7:not used, 8:interpolated, 9:missing
12Measurement containerMCOelker, JuliaActive container, SMB_A or SMB_B
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 2 (ProcLevel2)
Size:
230047 data points

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